DETROIT - A transition to renewable energy is not just one of the most consequential tools at our fingertips to act on climate, but also represents a great opportunity to increase control over our energy choices, improve the health of our communities and the planet, create jobs and wealth, and much more. But how feasible
JINJUA, China - FREY Bike, the high-end electric bicycle manufacturer, has just released a fat tire version of the company’s popular CC full-suspension electric comfort bike. The new FREY CC Fat takes the laidback and relaxed riding style of the original CC and opens the door to more off-road trail rides and diverse terrain with its
DETROIT - Undersea electricity cables could become increasingly common as governments drive their energy strategies towards renewables. As countries develop their wind and solar power industries, there will be a greater incentive to build undersea cables that can promote power-sharing across regions. The first of many new major cables is set to be built between
LANSING - Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council and Advanced Energy Economy applauded Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s release of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s MI Healthy Climate Plan. The administration established a goal of economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050 when Gov, Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2020-10. The MI Healthy Climate Plan focuses on an
LUDINGTON— Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households. It's part of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant, which uses simple technology: Water is piped from a lower reservoir — the lake, in this case — to an upper
DETROIT - The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice. This has been revealed in a study by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. They achieved this by creating crystalline layers of barium titanate, strontium titanate and calcium titanate
DETROIT – The Belle Isle Conservancy and Detroit River Coalition are joining forces this Earth Day to present a mixed media art exhibition titled “Art + Earth.” The special show of community art is designed to evoke conversation and create connections between our daily lives, our communities, the environment, and climate justice. The art will
DETROIT - The power of the wind has been harnessed for millennia and began to be used for electricity generation in the late 1800s and early 1900s before the advent of rural electrification. The oil shortages of the 1970s sparked a comeback. Small power-generating windmills, called turbines, were constructed as something of a novelty, usually
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved tariff changes and the creation of an accounting process through which Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO) will accelerate installation of electric vehicle chargers. It’s the first such utility vehicle electrification effort approved by the Commission for the UP as UPPCO seeks to meet growing customer demand for
LONDON, UK - On a basic level, solar or “photovoltaic” cells work by using solar energy in the form of photons to knock electrons loose from atoms such that they can form an electric current. Conventional solar cell technologies are based around the semiconductor silicon, however decades of research have pushed silicon cells close to their theoretical maximum
